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khail. Chhaoya (chhawa) bapok kail, ' mui bhari dosh ghait kairehS,
ate. The-son father-to said, *I much offence default have-done,
mui ar tomar chhaoyar jukhil ndyao.' Sela uyar bap nija
I any-longer your son-of like not-am.9 Thereupon his father own
chakar-gula-k kail, 'siggir kariya khub bhal kapar ani iyak
servant-collectwn-to said, 'soon doing very good cloth bringing this-man
pgdao; hatot auti ar pSot jota pSdaya dS6. Ar amra kbaoya-
pwt-on; hand-on ring and foot-on shoe pwtting-on give. And (lefym eating*
daoya kariya hisi kbusi kari, KSnSna amar ei chhaoya mariya
etcetera doing laughing merrymaking do. ^Because my this son dying
bSichcbe; ni-uddi£ haehil, paoya-geil.' Pachofc omra lilsi
hat-survived; lost was, is-recovered.' Thereupon, those~persons laughing
kheli karibar dharil.
merrymaking to-do began.
AT tar bara bfita khretot achil, i^y barir kachofc asiya
Now his elder son field-in was, he home-of near coming
dunil nacbon baij-bajna habar dbaiifche. Sela tay 6k jan chakarok
heard dancing music to-be has-begun* Then he one individual servant
kacbbot dakgya pucid), *e-gula ki'? T5y tak kail, * tomar bhai aichche,
near calling asked, * this-all what9? He him-to said* c your brother has-come,
t5y bhale-bbale blcbiya aicbcbe, sei bade tomar bap Khub
he safe-and-sound surviving has-come, that account-on your father much
khaoya-daoyar um-dhum kaircbe.1 Oyay ai kata ^uniya ak
eating-etcetera great-preparation has-done.' Me that speech hearing fire
khail, ar ban s5d6bar chail na. Paohot uyar bap banr bahir
ate> any4onger home to*enter wanted not. Afterwards Ms father house-of outside
haya, uyak buja-mata karibar dharil. Tat-6 Sya»y samja^samji na
being9 him remonstrance to-do began. W4th-that*even he remonstrance not
maniya uyar bapok kail, <d6ko-d$ki, mui 6to baohar hate tomar
minding his father-to said, *lo, 1 these-mmy years from your
khay»kh@jmat kannu, tomar kdna kata kona bela-o phelaS Dai,
service did9 your any word any time-even I-disobeyed not,
tato tdmra kona bela mok £kna chhagaler bachcha-5 dSn nai,
nevertheless you any time me one goat-of yowg-one-even gave nott
3e miK mor sakhir-ghar sudda rang-tamsa kari. lr tomar
that I my friend-of-collection with merrymaking may-do. On-the-other-hand your
ei bSta 3% natl baji kariya gotay 'girasti kana kari dil, tly
this son who harlot frequenting doing all property destroy doing gave, he
JelS asil sela t6mra tar bade mela khaoyar um-dhum lagaiohSn/
when came then you . his account-on much fea*ting-of great-preparation h<we-madeS
86la iy tak kail, cbaba, tiai sada-i amar kachot achis, ar
Thereupon he hm*to said, ' child, thou always-even tf-me near art, and